Twenty-five years ago, while attending the National Association of Education of Young Children (NAEYC) conference for the first time, I became interested in the male perspective of teaching young children. It was during this conference that I found myself drawn to presentation topics given by men in early childhood education. While the issues presented about young children were parallel to those that women presented, there was something unique about the demonstration style and the message carried by the male speakers.

1) What it's like to be one of the few black teachers in Wales2) Australian childcare worker changing attitudes about male educators 3) University of Arkansas - Pine Bluff aids teacher recruitment4) Men Can Make Great Elementary School Teachers Too5) "Knights of the Kids' Table" Men in Early Childhood Education conference in Winnipeg, Canada6) F2MTC Project - A community within a community

There are twice as many students of color, by percentage, as teachers of color in Virginia's public schools. What's more, the Commonwealth has the fewest male teachers, proportionately, of any state in the U.S.

Teaching is one of the most preferred careers in Korea with stable working hours, long vacations and a hefty government pension after retirement. Those factors play their part in making the line of work competitive. However, the profession has been predominantly occupied by women.

Nine out of 10 people that passed the elementary teacher certificate examination this year were female.